Indiana High School Roundup | Kyle Pease's bucket makes it a good day at So. Central

Kyle Pease hit a 3-point basket from the top of the key with two seconds to go to lead South Central High School to a 55-54 victory over visiting New Washington Friday night in a boys' Southern Conference basketball game.

New Washington called a timeout with .8 seconds to go. Ian Hughes then missed a shot from just inside the free-throw line at the buzzer.

"They had a great look but just came up short," South Central coach Ryan Crick said.

Pease was outstanding for the host Rebels (12-2, 3-2), scoring 36 points on 9-of-22 shooting from the field, including 5 of 11 from 3-point range, and 13 of 15 from the free-throw line. He was the only Rebel to attempt a free throw.

Hughes led the Mustangs (9-11, 3-2) with 21 points.

? Columbus East 68, Madison 58: The visiting Olympians (12-6, 6-1) erased a 29-23 halftime deficit to end a three-game skid and clinch second place in the Hoosier Hills Conference (9-9, 2-5).

The Cubs (9-9, 2-5) hit eight of their 15 attempts from 3-point range in the first half but could manage only one 3-pointer after the break as Columbus East extended its defense.

Ryan Thurston knocked down three 3-pointers and scored a team-high 16 points, and Nick Macon added 14 points for Madison.

? Floyd Central 48, Jasper 38: Drew Hussung led the Highlanders (5-16) with 12 points, eight of which were scored in the fourth quarter and from the free-throw line, to overcome the visiting Wildcats (9-9).

Floyd Central missed nine free throws in the fourth quarter which allowed Jasper to stay in the game.

"We (Floyd Central) played good tough defense, which kept us in the game," JV coach Charlie Jenney said. Jasper went 0 of 11 from behind the 3-point line. Jasper's Mark Giesler led his team with 15 points.

? New Albany 58, Bedford North Lawrence 49: Jeff Burns made six 3-pointers to give him a game-high 18 points, and the visiting Bulldogs (11-6, 4-2 Hoosier Hills) got a win over the Stars (8-11, 3-4). The win was New Albany's third in a row.

? Providence 61, North Harrison 39: The visiting Pioneers (16-3) went home with a win, with leading scorer Cory Cahalan putting 16 points on the board against the Cougars (12-7).

? Edgewood 61, Mitchell 24: The visiting Mustangs (11-8) held the Bluejackets (6-13) to single digits in every quarter and 26.2 percent shooting (11 of 42) from the field in the win. Edgewood's Trevor Selburg led the game with 15 points to give the Mustangs their sixth win in a row.

Wrestling

Bailey LaHue of Corydon is the only area competitor in the State Meet at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis still vying for a state championship.

LaHue, competing in the 120-pound class, defeated Evan Eldred of Westfield 13-1 in a majority decision. The Corydon sophomore will face L.J. Mosier of South Adams today in a quarterfinal match.

LaHue can finish no worse than eight place.

Semifinals and consolation matches will follow, with the state championship match in each weight class set to begin at 7:30 p.m.

LaHue, a two-time semistate champion, finished fifth in the state at 113 last year.

The other four area wrestlers competing in the state meet failed to advance out of their first-round matches.

? Floyd Central senior Terrence Kennedy suffered only his second loss of the season, after falling to Penn freshman Drew Hildebrand in a 2-1 first-round decision at 106 pounds. Kennedy finished 39-2 on the season.